Definitions

1. noun

A person who habitually spends their time at home and rarely contributes to society, especially a person who has a government job and does little work.

“He’s become a commorant on the public dole, collecting a large salary without doing much real work.”

2. noun

A bird of the gull family, particularly one that frequents coastal areas, such as the shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).

“The commorant perched on the rocks, scanning the sea for fish.”

3. verb

To spend time at home and rarely contribute to society, especially to spend time doing little work.

“He commorants on the public dole, collecting a large salary without doing much real work.”